The Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre is a ''
communauté de communes
A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...
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département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
'' and in the
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
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région
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (french: régions, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collect ...
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. It was formed on 1 January 2014 by the merger of the former Communauté de communes de la Colme, Communauté de communes du canton de Bergues, Communauté de communes de Flandre and the Communauté de communes de l'Yser.
[Official website]
consulted 17 February 2017 Its seat is in
Bergues
Bergues (; nl, Sint-Winoksbergen; vls, Bergn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders". Bergues ...
.
[CC des Hauts de Flandre (N° SIREN : 200040954)]
BANATIC, accessed 8 April 2022. Its area is 448.5 km
2, and its population was 53,584 in 2018.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.
Communes
The Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre consists of the following 40 communes:
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# Bambecque
Bambecque (; nl, Bambeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Etymology
Bambecque has historically been attested as ''Banbeca'' in 1164. The toponym ''Bambecque'' is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ul ...
# Bergues
Bergues (; nl, Sint-Winoksbergen; vls, Bergn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders". Bergues ...
# Bierne
# Bissezeele
# Bollezeele
# Brouckerque
# Broxeele
Broxeele (; nl, Broksele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is south of Dunkirk and also west of the Belgian border.
Name
The name is derived from the Dutch ''Broec sele'' (modern name: ''Broksele''), which means "h ...
# Cappelle-Brouck
Cappelle-Brouck (; from Dutch meaning "chapel marsh"; ''Kapellebroek'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 ...
# Crochte
Crochte is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the f ...
# Drincham
Drincham (; from Flemish; ''Drinkam'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Drincham is about south of Dunkirk.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 64 ...
# Eringhem
Eringhem (; nl, Eringem) is a commune in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Located about halfway between Dunkirk and Saint-Omer in the historical region of French Westhoek, its West Flemish name is Eringem.
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# Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Its southern limit with Ledringhem is ''chemin de Rubrouck''.
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History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was ''seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem'' (Lor ...
# Herzeele
# Holque
Holque (; from Flemish; ''Holke'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
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# Hondschoote
Hondschoote (; from Dutch; ''Hondschote'' in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune of the Nord ''département'', in northern France.
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Geography
Hondschoote borders Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. It lies 12 km f ...
# Hoymille
Hoymille (; from Flemish; ''Hooimille'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is situated adjacent to the east of Bergues. The village hosts an annual carnival at the end February. The local church ...
# Killem
Killem () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the ...
# Lederzeele
Lederzeele (from Flemish; ''Lederzele'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is northeast of Saint-Omer.
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*Communes of the Nord department
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# Ledringhem
Ledringhem ( vls, Ledringem) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France.
It is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders, in the ''Houtland ( ...
# Looberghe
Looberghe (; from Flemish; ''Loberge'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
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# Merckeghem
Merckeghem (; nl, Merckegem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The commu ...
# Millam
Millam () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
A chapel dedicated to the Mercian Saint Mildrith (Mildred), Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet, who is said to have stayed there, exists in Millam, but is privately owned and not easil ...
# Nieurlet
Nieurlet (; from Flemish; ''Nieuwerleet'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
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# Oost-Cappel
Oost-Cappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France on the Belgian border.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The ...
# Pitgam
# Quaëdypre
# Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde (; from Flemish; ''Rekspoede'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is southeast of Dunkirk.
Population
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*Communes of the Nord department
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# Saint-Momelin
Saint-Momelin (; vls, Sint-Momelingn; nl, Sint-Momelijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
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# Saint-Pierre-Brouck
Saint-Pierre-Brouck (; from Dutch ''Sint-Pietersbroek'', meaning "Saint-Peter marsh"; vls, Sint-Pieters-Broek) ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a ...
# Socx
# Steene
# Uxem
# Volckerinckhove
Volckerinckhove (; nl, Volkerinkhove) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Wormhout.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a l ...
# Warhem
Warhem (; from Flemish; ''Warrem'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, near the border with Belgium.
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Population
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the ...
# Watten
Watten may refer to:
Places
* Watten, Nord, a commune in the Nord ''département'' of France
** ''Blockhaus d'Éperlecques'' or Watten bunker, intended to be a launching facility for the V-2 ballistic missile
* Watten, Highland, a village in Cai ...
# West-Cappel
# Wormhout
Wormhout (; before 1975: ''Wormhoudt''; vls, Wormout) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch and the traditional language of the region, while Frenc ...
# Wulverdinghe
Wulverdinghe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes ...
# Wylder
Wylder is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The confluence of the Peene Becque and Yser rivers is located in Wylder.
Population
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*Communes of the Nord department
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# Zegerscappel
References
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